Combination-pruner.



M. PHILBERT.

COMBINATION PRUNER.

APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 24. 1913.

Patented $9 11.22, 1914.

I jfg'arPizzZfierZ THE NORRIS PETERS co. PHOTO-LITHCL. WASHINGTON. D. C,

1 vision of an implement. of this character MAJQB PHILBEBT,

.o wlimsonp i ii i AI I N R 0F; NE-H CAMPBELL, OF CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of LettersjPatent. {Application filed September 24, 1913.

Patented Sept. 22. 1914. Serial No. 781,625. a

.To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, MAJOR ,PHImsER'r, a

jcitizen'." of the United States, residing at fiWinds'or, of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combination-Pruners, of

which. the following is a specifieationi- The inventionrelates toi p'r'uning implements and moreiparticularly tothe class of combination saws and pruning implements:

Theprimary object ofthe invention is the provision-of an implement of this character wherein the limbs of trees, plants or the llke can becut in a quick andeasy' manner. 1 Another object of the invention 1s the prowherein the head of the sameis of novel form and is constructed to permit the at-J tachment of a saw blade fthereto so that,

should the limbs be too thick orlarge to permit the cutting of the samein the usual manner the said limbs can be sawed. 1 .1 j A further object of the invention is the provision of an'implement ofthis character which is extremely simple in construction,

thoroughlyreliable and e'ificient' in its pur-' pose, and inexpensive in manufacture. a With theseand other objects 111 view, the

invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully-described, illustrated-in the accompanying drawing, and inthe claim hereunto appended. 1

1 In the drawing:1jFigure 1 is a side eleva- 'tion of an implementjcons'tructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing-the saw blade mounted in the head. Fig. 4 is afragmentary vertical sectional view throughthe head. Fig. 5 is a a sectional view onthe line 55 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing 1 (Referring to the drawing in detail, the pruning implement comprises a pole' or handle 5, which may be of any'deslrable length and of any shape in cross section,

in the countyofISonoma and State pointed out although in this instance the same is of rec- I tangular shape 1n cross section and is pref erably. formed from wood. Mounted end of the pole or handle 5 is. a head is formed of'two pieces of metal 6 riv" ted or otherwise secured together the said pieces being formed with alining cut away portions which are arranged diagonallyto provide a mouth 17, while arrangedbetween the said pieces are spacer strips 8, the same being 1 also engaged bvthe rivets6, thus forming a 1 guideway in which works a slidable blade 9 adapted to intersect the opening 7, the said blade being formed with a sharpened edge 8 which cooperates with one wall of the open- 7 for severing limbs of trees. The pieces 6 of the head are suitably fastened to one end of the pole or-handle 5. The blade 9 is formed with a wing 10 which extends exteriorly of the head andhas pivotally connected thereto a link rod 11 which is. also pivoted to an operating lever 12connected to a pivot 13; which ispassed through a bearlng 14 mounted upon the pole or handle 5,

the latter:being provided with a stop lug 15 with which engages the lever to limit its swinging movement in one direction. Carried in the two pieces 6 of the head are a pair of detachable bolt members 16 with which is adapted to be fastened in the head a saw blade 17 which is of the curved type and can be used for sawing tree limbs.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of'the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation hasbeen omitted. i

What is claimed is Apruner comprising a pole, a head formed from two alined plates having cut-away portions diagonally disposed and opening through one side of the head, spacer strips interposed between the pieces and united thereto .to form a guideway, a movable blade arranged in the. guideway and having a diagonal knife edge working through the cut-away portion in the pieces of the head,

1 on one I I which one of said spacerstrips being cut away to 1 form a guide slot between the pieces of the In testimony whereof I 'afiix mysignature Q hlead, inlear 051 tlhe blade almdfplrlojfictedd in presence of two Witnesses. t roug tle gui esotexterioryo t e ea an operating lever pivotally connected to the e MAJOR lHlLBERT' 5 pole, and a connecting rod engaged in the WVitnesses: ear andattachedzto'the leverofor actuating R; J.-". Poo x ithe blade on movement of the latter. t --O. P.' GILLMORE. or 

